Imperial-Taseko Battle for bcmetals Heats Up
Vancouver — Imperial Metals (III-T, IPMLF-O) recently agreed on terms of its planned takeover of bcMetals (C-V, BMTLF-O) with the junior, only to see a revised competing offer come forward from Tasek…
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Ecstall Rejects Mantle Bid
Vancouver — Ecstall Mining (EAM-V, ESMGF-O) is telling its shareholders to reject a takeover bid by Mantle Resources (MTS-V, MTSZF-O) that aims to consolidate Mantle’s ownership in a northeastern Bri…
Toronto Stock Exchange January 2 – 8
While 2006 was a banner year for the TSX Composite Index, gaining 17%, the index marked the year’s end in a most unceremonious way, falling nearly 3% to 12,553.09 to kick off the new year.
TSX Venture Short Positions (January 15, 2007)
Short positions outstanding at Dec. 31, 2006 (with changes from Dec. 15).
Cusac Chairman Has the Power of Persuasion
Vancouver — In an era when the term “promoter” has largely gone out of style, Guilford Brett still attributes his success in exploration to an ability to convince investors that investing in mining s…
North American Stock Exchange Indices (January 15, 2007)
Date Jan. 8 Jan. 5 Jan. 4 Jan. 3 Jan. 2 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 2831.65 2822.23 2843.50 2916.34 3007.74 3309.90 2291.43 TSX Composite 12553.09 12477.97 12553.60 12701.44 12923.66 13042.77…
Lending Rates (January 15, 2007)
as of 4 pm ET, Jan. 8, 2007(%)
Wayside Gets US$10M to Take Cariboo Gold Projects to the Next Level
Vancouver — After an almost 3-week trading halt, International Wayside Gold Mines (WGM-V, IWGMF-O) has announced the arrangement of a US$10-million loan facility from a private European-based investm…
Persistence Pays for Cusac Gold
When Rory Almasi died suddenly after suffering a brain aneurysm in February 2004, it was a development that no one could have predicted.
Sherwood Making Time on Minto
Vancouver — Sherwood Copper (SWC-V, SWOPF-O) reports construction at its Minto copper-gold mine in the central Yukon is about 50% complete.
TSX Venture Exchange January 2 – 8
The junior mining-dominated TSX Venture Composite Index rang in the new year with a bit of a hangover, shedding the previous week’s gains to close down 5.2%, or 155.43 points, at 2,831.65 for the Jan….
CNQ Trading – Jan. 2-8, 2007
STOCK TICKER VOLUME(100s) HIGH LOW LAST CHANGE HIGH LOW Bannockburn Res BKNN 28 0.75 0.75 0.75 +0.03 0.75 0.25 Bison Gold Exp BGEI 30 0.40 0.40 0.40 0.00 1.00 0.25…